l . a . - ---, i - - - ... - 'W, - -m? f .: 1 - , r - - iFnM137000"Hotel KbBbervl t Raises Mortality Here : Guardsmen Court Death to Escape Cells : Woman's ompanitm; z , ff nrli DhAhmnMb rLUl IN HOTEL ROBBERY ARDSMEN STAGE MING ESCAPE PERILOUS ROUTE TO LIBERTY fee Soldiers Imprisoned PfcCity Hall Gamble With r- Death and Win ft I)-. rAliK ON NARROW LEDGE i X vigorous 'search la being made by the -lice ;ind military authorities today for et guardsmen of the First Regiment who a Ions chance with death In escaping rom a City Hall ccllroom on the seventh oor, f The men who made the daring escape nre -" yfrlvftte HofTner, of Company U; ItoRan, .,-jCornpany II, and Connelly, Company 12. ,?.-rH6ffner was under arrest tor lov-rldlna-. an wait an alleged deserter anil al.io ised ofvteullng an nutumolillo. and Con 1 was accussed of robbing Hlot ma ts. Sergeant Kcttrnn Is directing the search r the men. 5 Tm man who walked over Niagara Falls 4n a tight rope had an easy laik com- V jjj.W'd with that performed by the soldiers. ' TfSit' First they wriggled through a annll win- "t xC Slngerly on a two-foot ledge which Is more ij-j''nthan 160 feet above the courtyard. The , KVtwX'X.C ft " B ' ' p wou" "ave meant death. I f ir""l V ThAir mira nAnfln In Vi la bnniuti nd ' ? iifi. "V "' "".'. "" "" ""'' '" """ " ""iine snerins coiiroom awaiting court mar- arlous charges None of the ucctt- sald, warranted the risk taken i t IV cnuiw. dual uriutr ine icttuiiir liuui Ufl"? for taps. Krrrcant Merkle nermltted the . f irt"A . Z .--,- . ' -",.,.. i ' F lViS,t n 1"lhlng this they preteti''id to enter L'aj" their cVlla. but Instead forted their way t '. '-i--Jhrough the big stone portholes, which B Command a view of the yard. Scores of -'"- pedestrians were strolling through the yard When the soldiers performed the dargorous : t!i CL. After renrhlnir the narrow leilce. f'-'1'"", the guardsmen hugged the wall closely. ,;- i picked their way to a window and dropped ; ,, nonchalantly Into a corridor. Instead of Eri running mrougn tne corridors inc.v vauei t,a'ii leisurely to the regular cell room on the 1 , alxth floor and gazed In a curious fashion ' i , at tnoso within. A city Hail guard, who ft Vfi pandering around satisfying their furiosity i?Sald'How would you like to be In there" iJ?i'i' "I'd like a wider Jutl than that," said l .S on f tho guardsmen. All three then rang 'MMTn-ior ine eieaior, ana on rcacmng ino nrst KJ80 floor walked leisurely from the building. is tail W'iAY, m Ifl Ail i I !& vs&l " 1 iHMi P SSWii r -Iiim jBiini ''--' ' tfiiaJZE.TiJRusHN l 'i W, w-t -. -. y v " kR I t f i -S f Li k- -yrt-' - -? ' "i fS;? 53BaPgggBECl r bmav, .J SS5- ---cs?2as I rr-Ta la f.i AT 3'ii , -ST f ' ". r ii iii-pjxt te sy i .i yj . " 's 4" W." l.F', ix W.l'-.'v J,r. SsSSMSM . -rj &? J?$lTYvwri 'a a TRANSIT LEASE TO BE SUBMITTED FRIDAY Mnyor Denies Rumor That Spe- cinl Meeting of Councils Has Been Canceled $mmM$m rt . TI ll S . T ., .- J 5," rssm ' V 'VI .- ' VMK'l' ft'l V v, i The reports circulated In transit and po litical circles that It might be necessary to postpone the special session of Councils called for next Trlday, because of the grae doubts as to the po-ilhlllty of having the lease ready by that time, were denied to day by .Mayor Smith from Atlantic, City, The Major dictated a statement over the telephone to his ofllce In City nan ami asked that It be glen to nil tho newspapers. The statement follons: "A story nppenrlng In the morning papers that the Major might onccl the call for a special seeslon of Councils on Fri day Ii cironcous. The transit lease post tUo'y will go tn Councils on that date" Although the Major's statement served to set at reil the rumor of a postponement. It ns not denied that ome of the parties at Interest feel that the Major acted very In'mliCloHsly In announcing tho data of the session befors the conference next aionoay whnn the dlfcr paimcs di.icoered by Tran sit Director Twining will bo laid before A. j Drum ronsultlrg or glnier for the Phlla lelphla Hap'd Transit Compnj-. The Major. It was pointed out today, went ahsad without consulting any one and upon the assumption thit the discrep ancies wcro of such a minor natuie that then- was no question of the change he lug HpproN.d by the transit company. Wlu'ii .t j dlbcoered that ono of the i changes ln-ing made by tho Director was ' of u en Important nature, it was too late I to rccjnJlder tho decision for a special session, The last of the threo firms to which wito awarded the big subway contracts submitted to Director Twining today a form Jelttr tttlng forth the cond tlons upon which It would to willing to proceed with the work This llrm wai Smith. Hauier & Mat Isaac, Inc. N'ew York, which holds ono of the gl contracts Tho other two firms, tho KeyBtone s'tnte Cons ruction Company and tho Philadel phia Kubway Construction Company, each submitted a similar form letter early, this wtek The concessions sought by each, It was said at the Trunslt Department today. PENNSYLVANIA EXCEEDS ITS ARMY QUOTA BY 5000 Uncle Sam Asks 15,330, Keystone Commonwealth Offers Nearly 20,000 Recruits Pennsylvania has furnished Its quota of men for the army, according Jo a report re colvel from the War Department today by Cojonel C. A. I, Hatfield, In chargo of tho army recruiting station, 1229 Arch street. The quota of this State was 15,330. and, nccordln'g to the report, more than 1D.600 men hae been ellsted In Pennsylvania from April 2 to August J. Hccrultlng officers for tho army accepted twenty-one men for the regular nrmy and tweUe men for the Seventh Division of the United States army, tho new official name for the former guard regiments. Tho United States Marine Corps' recruit ing office, 1408 Arch street, closed to re cruiting at noon today and will reopen August 22. The con's has enlisted Its legal quotu uf 30,000 men and Major General Ueorge Harnett, V. H. M, C, haa granted the recruiting officers a ten-day vacation. U, H,' Marine Corps Terence MrOsry, S 221 FlUwster t. Hnymund H. Kick, SO. 1 ronton. N. J. ClmneH IMward Williams. 2 llrooklyn. N, T. Itobnrt V. Maon. Jr., 28, Wsshlnjton ra. . John Htrnhen Hwarti, 21, UudUdsne, l'a. Joneph Mnpltson,, 21 Jacobs Creek, l'a. 1. S, Armr John Trar-y, 20, 103 Laurel at. Antonio Uonnaaa, 21, 1434 Montroie st. (lanonl ms i. 44 :'. lfltli st Cleoriw I) Oro- 3H 164-' N. Judson St. Harry Cohen 22, 443 Crma at Waltir J Ilumn, 21, MJH Ulrard ae. In, n li Dtutoii Jr 2, S'M4 Torrtsdale ave. I.vo A llanran, 18, Hid llltncr at. Ilnr Itcltiman IS, 1407 rrankfonl ave. Tam Ardrcws 31 lnnt) InRimol nt, Cuatne P Hchllcr. 2J SJ4 1J. Woodlann ave. Jlillll A ltiiycn, .'13 101 S X lUth at. Jnmrii P tulsrnn 21 1720 N. Blulr et. ios rn u Kiane, .'u, n sterner at, .Irmunt ?lc-ncnkl SJ Chtntcr. l'a. lohn Drlnroll .'0 8041 N Orkney at, Jrfnhnrt tllfmr, 21 tin Durfcr at. l.nlnn Kins IS 4221 Chrster ae. (Mnrrnpu Loie IS Lannford. l'a. tospli A MsrouaKl. 21, 231S Tllton at. llllnm It Toomev, 22. 5(,,'i Ilelakell at. ferond Innvhnn!n Held Artillery (lepruf rroas 18, 10 K Plpanant ae., Mt. Airy. j olurt if Aah 211. 32J4 Baninm at. II iKiin MacWrlKht, 30. 1821 N 18th at, DuMrl niuinenthal, 2J, 5207 N. Droad st. First l'rnnolrnnla Carnlrr William I. Olnrs, 28, Cheater, Pa. l&tlTY'S INVITATION IS tei" ArrrnTFn nv nwir.iAMC frsT ftVWil lljV Ul wuuuimio j jr , 2 S U ' BdswXiB&ntiXi Ef "J?SBk-:Kxiv.A r ' '....... :.,'r,JL. W&Wi&$&&fi iwm&W:Vwifayl2V, &WW& ",tPr about one request to be relieved or Tohn ,. JIorrl , sg , . sfeaSilifitlMl ' ?APi&il.iWi'k penalties for the nonfulfillment of the con-' lonn Mmaliz.' 23) ijoj s 2d st! rwWfS . h:M:ti.M t" , ,lllh p,,,,,,,,,,,, InfnMry . Wl5JaKW ZI'VW:"Q'!' .M1 All thrto letters hie been turned oer . KloMl W linos. 20. Chester, Pa Wtfl JUL iri4mnmtMfII to the City Solicitor, and the method to be fc', ,mlth"rrf WrVLiji"1.; t JJfy3 1. jWVtei Ot WVSotf.l ZrKW"t'' hirj'i n n the city's 1-aw Department Mon- I'limtr IraulTer, Jr.. 24, 6U4 W. Button st, Wi. MwW"WAJS!8$3&' A 'ehv&i-Q'-'AMfCd "illy f!'r Council; to piss an ordinance Arthur Charles ndelnton. 41, 033 Llnwoed st WwiM Smf "-"" ."!,-a-theD1rrcqtue,;ts,hne,aSrbe; tit:? z : t wVQ 3 -a'tvi.firji will v. r,t iv.'flmv -... 4T :.. i- it - - riTiij n-n ni it' ; v. .,i i - - ....i !- IfdOT!S ra" 7r .-w vy) ra- .lamr, Dunamore. 4.1 4J0 i: Mier at. ' lllfflal llttslMti -aTaTB M .... Vlfl I I) 1 1 1,1 1 VS'I.HI flfl alllll mJiL 1 v l'-y Secretary Lansing Wires Mayor "Smith That Mission Will Come Here August 20 t ; fcV- (Wa as, -wi ' -' I ('' Formal acceptance for the Belgian mis E 'f?3lon of the InMtntlon to lslt Philadelphia . .lAugust 20 was recehod today by Mij'ot r-iBf-j'-riTiiLn in n. rpipirrnm rtit nv NW,orv rT 'itP Trlft ("lata wqu uar eaiarnl r1nn n rv .. p ;Jonference btwen Mayor Smith ana nr. f ''? icnciiiiinf mo ueiKian vico consul. f -gjPvrho members ot the mission aro now In tho iWk1 ,. . nT f - " f"'" ''" ucen nrrangea ns yet : 4 aBV-rJni- thik knfoplnlnmant nt V,a n.Ul.n am Jiuf'Brm but " '" understood that a wolcomo fjtf6: Kiniiar to mat accorded the French and (iA? Italian missions will be undertaken A citizens' committee will ,h appointed .'S'f, o laKe cnarge or tne entertainment of the R $??& ., visitors whlrh will InoluHA n l,innv,Ann -..! i$ 'r'P t" the historical places of Interest iilfff throughout the city. T I- . ...., ..,.. .. r ?J ' - - ,u i,vinoiui;rcu iiKeiy inai mere will J&C a Parade, such as distinguished the visit KTKt0 th French mission, since the military i St, ",:l now m mo city will bo In training ;i' camps at the time. Another reason why a &. parade Is not considered la tho short stay f tt th nWlnn- .... ...III 1 l -1.- .,... w. .. MviMUita, ffiiu will uo jit mo Cliy only abput five hours. xi.r- S. rtft'VS CJEJJ. tt ft:"':aAi ims&iu ttac&23X&&v 1 v,m,.fA,w -v, ,v A ,&. Three members of the First ncRiment escaped from the Sheriff's cell room, on the seventh floor of (Jity Hall, by taking the desperate thnnce here shown. As indicated by the dotted line and imow the prisoners, after climbing through the pottholo oeilool.ing the couitynrcl 100 feet below, dropped 10 a two-foot lcdKC. Aloiiff this narrow path they walked until they loathed an opm window, lc-entured the building and leisurely made their way to tb.3 street in safety nnd are still at large. POLICE DIG UP CELLAR IN SEARCH FOR BODY Letter From New York Telia of Murder in This City "UiJ'1 j Mr-' ISA iff SUMMER TRAFFIC HEAVY ON ALL RAILROADS HERE Passenjjr Business Exceeds Other Years and Extra Care and Sections Aro Needed , Summer traffic to the seashore, tho moun tains and through to the West la erv much heavier than last year on all of the rall- 1' Vfllla Hnpllnv Tltil1n.1alnt.ln n ..n.! I ... 4 ilK. their ofllclals today. The Baltimore and ft. l n' roa1 reports that It Is no exaggeration LtL.. I 4m ,. !. la .n.nnAM ...nl 1 On ,;, ' ,ent heavier than last year; that Its pas- Wt Mnger department Is swamped nnd has so W ' 'jnuch to handle that It hai been found if; PffVU 'JhV- . necefiarv to run all of It thmmrh tmin. ti l?iri t 4Vl tVkt In tivn uanllnna nnil iH.aAxil-,,. II excursion-.. SVt Thit. 1hI!nrlInhtn and TTnntr,,- n-n.-... f '(Hc4" wports that trafflo to the seashore Is heavier t,rl hls week-end, nnd that extra cars aro pro. hxibfk vlded on all trains Into tho country on the Picj main line 11 is running excursions to Head 'fW.'Ing and Gettysburg. ftjl The Pennsylvania Railroad reoorts sea- Tt ore trafltc heavier than last year, but a H-VV "light decrease this week from last. In S.vf v eneral. tho management says that this $J year's traffic oer all Its lines Is 12 per cent W(rWn' heavier than during 1316, and that the KW : i-fi-x h- traffic for that year was the heaviest known jn ine nisiory or tne company. iT' t TRAIN KILLS WOMAN; ..tA-,', pnnrri att'oti hit m:.. o.. yt'iMn. Otto Either Committed Suicide k&v. or Was Placed on Tracks, le-irl It Is Alleged LY'.A. woman said to be Mrs. Kstella Otto, or tter. or Trainer, Delaware County, Ta , a-Kiiiea oy an Aiinmio uuy express on i West Jersey and Seashore Kallroad. on- site tho Camden White Lead Works, mtn mvv tflHav A man la nn,l n-.4 i- i , J connection with tho death. , i i f The woman, according to the police, lived v f&itX. 639 Van Hook street. Her, husband and t v-.three children are living at Trainer, Pa. i flf" Whether the woman threw herself be- ffiftfro mo iriu niui tjuiciuai inienr, or ''whether ahe was Injured by a companion In a quarrel and carried to the tracks, the ''Ilea are Investigating. When the train "ij. . waa brought-to a standstill, William Oor L2fV fon. of the Van Hook street address, was 'first person on the scene and Identified .body Gordon Is under arrest nendlnir i Investigation. ,. S illNE FIGHTS PEANUT MAN '2lnu, a marine stationed at League ti was held without ball by Magistrate Hi In the Central Police Court todav .result of a fight he had with Vincent e, who Keeps a fruit ana peanut stand Delaware avenue near Chestnut street. ; aays Verne applied an Insulting name i it branch of the service. In the fight followed the peanut roaster waa over. 'ana Ytrtle was badly scalded. IJai an-wne Pennsylvania Hospital, t M.ireatefl ror aught scalds at . 9.i inj&2m After digging about four feet In the cellar of a houe at 1710 North Marshall street In an effort to find tho body of an Armenian girl supposed to have been murdered nnd burled there several months agi by hor father, the police hnve abandoned dlcglng, although the Investigation ot the nupposed murder Is being continued. Detectives Belshaw and Douglass and As sistant Coroner Sellers, went to tho h use following tho turning over to Lieutenant of Detectives Wood of a letter received today by David I Scanlon, an attorney In the Lincoln Iiulldlng Lieutenant Wood said today that no stone would be left unturned to ascertain whether such a crime had been committed. Ho haH wired Inspector Karout, of Now York, to seek additional Information about tShlmmon. The writer of the letter, according to Mr. Scanlon, Is Paul Shlmmon, an Armenian. who formerly resldid at Eleventh Btreet ENGINEERS ORDERED TO MT. GRETNA CAMP Company E to Make Early Start Monday Filled Up Except for Two Cooks Company U, Pennsylvania engineers, will loave for1 camp nt Mount ftrctna early Mon. day morning. Captain Jones Is pi-inning to mako an c irly start, about fin m , If arrangements can be nude with the rail road und quartenmstcr's department. This comp my Is now recruited to full (strength with the exception of two cooks. Orders came this morning from Lieutenant Colonel Prod A. Snjder commander of the Engineers, to proceed to camp nt once Everything Is Tvaily for them to leave, but owing to orders being somewhat ambiguous Captain Jones decided to wait until Mon day. Tho l-'irst City Troop returned to then armory at Twenty-third and Ilanstcad streets, today after being In camp at (lulr nuns, near isorrisiown, Blnce Monday HOT-WAVE AFTERMATH LIFTS CITY MORTALITY Week-Ending Noon Today Haa Death Record of 688, 10 More Than Last Week and Columbia avenue, this city, and who Is Tt fmm h 'I, at,return'nB,to the - ........ www. .V.J. A'C-,JllO UlU mosquitoes and Hies nt camp they thor oughly enjoyed their flvc-day Btay, The "old swimming holo" near the camp will be greatly missed. The Third Battalion, New York, formerly tho Porty-seventh New York National Guard, in charge of Major William E. Curvvln, has airlvul in the city and Is inmped In I'anjunk Kquaie, Twelfth and Wharton streets. The New Yoik troops will tnko tho places of the members of the Third Regiment, who were ordered mobilized In" this city sev eral davs ago. H Js Relieved. Oiot they will be distributed today along the bridges and railroad tracks In this section. The other members of .ho Third JJattallon are work Ing on the cantonment at Zaphank, L. I, Tho arrival of this b.itt.illon marks the first encampment of soldiers from another State In Pennslvanla for over fifty years The length of their stay could not be ascer tained They have previously been on duty In llr-jokvn and vlclnltv. limine- connected with an oiganlzatlon known as tho Mar shlmun Patriarchs, with offices In tho Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, New York city. He was also connected with the Syrian and Armenian relief socie ties In this city. LETTEll TELLS Or CltlME Tho letter is as follows: 'Confidential Stato Matter "To tho Polko of Philadelphia. Pa. "In this tlmo of war one has to bo on gu.ird against nil kinds ot crooks who show activities now In one thing, now In" another. "There Is a criminal cake that Is offered frr our Immediate Inspection. The mo ment you need tho culprit. Inform the law eii, Mecsrs Kcmlmi and Scanlon, Boom 913, Lincoln Building, Philadelphia, Ba , who will Inform the writer to come to you In person nnd give you all details. "In Marshall street, Number 1710, Phlla dolphla. Pa , In the cellar, near the end and near the right hand corner, tho only place I hnve been told that has been dug, Is or was at tho time of the case, burled tho btdy of a little girl who was killed and burled by hor own father now living In this country nnd accessible to law and Justice. Ho has been hiding for some time and fled from Philadelphia, but upon due notification, some one will appear to glvo you all the details necessary to expose tho case TELLS OP WITNESSES "No time should be lost, for the man may run away again. There are others In Philadelphia and Germantown who can testify to the matter,, and other kinds of things that will glvo you all you need for Identification. "I am not giving you my name as It Is not necessary unless you are Interested and act at once. If the police will not act, a copy of this with tho name of the person writing It will be ient to the Mnyor of the city or to the Governor. This la war time Let us clean our country from dangerous men." Tho letter was typewritten on plain white paper and It was with reluctcnce that Scanlon made public the name of the writer, after it had been turned over to the police. WILLS PROBATED BY REGISTER .Several Estates Disposed of nnd Per sonal Effects Appraised Wills probated today In the office ot the Register of Wlila were those of Mary H, Pennington, S21B Spring Garden street, who left property valued at 119,500; Lucy A Dorwart, 1340 North Thirteenth street' JI600, and Amanda S. Tadre, 2015 Elkhart street 12300. The personal effects of the estate of Mary A. Hammlll have been appraised at 12(57,62 and thoie of Mary U. Walter at 12325,78, Toledo Editor Dead Hospital , after - I", TOLBDCvO.. Aug, U. Harry J, How- -Mlttf Hill "- a4- . .- . " - .) . aa.i ditor of the Tale mobilised April 1 Members of the Third Battalion, New York, Jmve been detailed to relieve the companies of the Third Regiment doing patrol duty In the western part of tho State. Company K, of the Third Regi ment, Infantry, guarding tho Pittsburgh arsenal, have been relieved. They are ex pected In this city this evening or to morrow morning. It Is expected that the New York troops will relieve companies of tho First Regl ment doing 'duty nt the Frankford and Schuylkill Armories today. Unofficial ad vices from authentic souices say that this regiment will proceed to Camp Hancock within the next few days. The camp s not yet ready to receive troops, but It Is planned to have this regiment prepare the site and aid. In, the construction. Additional companies of tho First IUkI ment doing duty In various parts of the State have been ordered to pack and be ready to move an soon as relieved with the arrival of these companies the reirt ment will be complete both In personnel and equipment and ready to movo in thr. hours notice. The Second Pennsylvania Field Artlllerv In camput Jenklntown Is ready for order, to leave. It Is probable that they will be ordered to Tobyhanna. They have been packing all equipment, not actually being used, on freight trains ready for a oulrw "getaway." H "" The Third Pennsylvania Infantry have selected a site on the Qarretsford road for their camp. Captain Frank Warner, com! mandlng the Bupply company, has started to put the alte In order, laying pipe 1 ne8 and arranging for supplies. More unit. of the Third are expected hourly. f City Ash Inspector Appointed John McCloughey, of, 2112 south Twenty. second street, was appointed an ash n- spector- In ,tho Department ot Health and ChartUaa today U aiary of l"oo a ? 'i-W .JHVWI-viaf Notwithstanding th-it the excessive heat of last week, which caused tno mortality figures to be greatly Increased, abated this week, the number of deaths throughout the city for all causes for the week ending at noon today exceed those of last week by ten. There were 038 deaths In the city this week, ns compared with 67J last week, and an Increase of 107 over the figures of tho corresponding week last jear. Included In the deaths this week are 137 attributed to tha heat. Most of these oc curred la it week, the department's report ccverlng the seven days ending last Thurs day. In bomo cajes the illness which caused their deaths was contracted during the torrid spell last week. Eleven deaths vvero due to whooping cough, tho provalence of which Is giving the Department of Health great concern at present Of the total of deaths 411 were males and 276 females, Including 109 boys and 100 girls. There were 143 children undor tho age of one year, and forty-eight be tween one and five years of age Heart dUeaso caused tho greatest number of deaths, this disease claiming sixty-two victims The other causes ot deaths wore diphtheria and croup, three; cancer and other malignant tumors, thlrtv-flve; apo plexy and softening of the brain, thirty; tuberculosis of the lungs, forty-nine; pneu monia, twelve; broncho-pneumonia, seven; diseases of the stomach, five; diarrhea and enteritis, ninety-six; hernia, four; ap pendicitis, four: clrrhoHls of the liver, six; congenital debility, twenty-three, and sui cide, six. Nine new cases of typhoid fever were reported during tho week, a decrease of four from last week, seven cases of scarlet fever, thirty-nine cases of diphtheria, an In crease of eight; seventy-four cases of con sumption, an Increase of heven, and twenty three cases of pneumonia, an Increase ot seven. Wl Hum Mm 1 Ann .til M,ll..r-hl trn. !... John irotlmin. IB. .'92? bydcnr.am st. WARRANTS OUT HERE FOR DEATH AND ENMS HOTEL ROBBERY SUSPECT Harry C. Kelly, of New York, is held under $3000 bail for further hearing next Saturday on suspicion of being involved in the St. James Hotel robbery. Mrs. Grace Welsh, the victim of the crime, was lured from Atlantic City to Philadelphia by a decoy telegram and robbod of $10,000 in jewelry. She wa3 found bound, gagged and showing evi dences of having been beaten, and is now in tho Jefferson Hospital. A. B. GL0MNGER WEDS NEW YORK CITY GIRL Former Well-Known Philadel- phian Now Is Prominent Business Man TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Wnlter Snnles 30J1 Swanatin at., and Annie A Kroyd, 304 W. Indiana ave c A Daniel Kenney. 11)81 Point Dreeze ave. and Annie vlaherty. 1S15 8. 234 at, " "na Oonrs Hnundera. Hellmawr, N. T., and Clara L. Street 8121) Cuattr at. " Oenrse H. Innla. 28 Woodlawn St., and Lualla Jtnnlnea 5C10 Kenyon at -nan- John T. Creaa 8048 llorer St., and Ellrabeth lrf-nnon. 3J2 Sterner at. -i-i-in Clarenco D. Stone, S31H Vananso at., and Flor ence Hoover. 94i N 48d at. ' q 'or Harrv II. Hteby, 1400 8. Mat at., and Ethel O. Drown. 2552 8. Ilaneroft at. ' Antony Hrynklcwlci, IMdyalon. Pa . and Wlad. slwn Marciuk. 328 ('allowhlll at. Daniel McUlynn, 48B1 Wajne ave.. and Cath. erlns Sweeney 1008 Roberta ave. Wi.SoSrAYnVondB..N- 6lh "' ""1 JOi,in.mi.,h207n69-Ca,SotN.,,e.hla" "" na no" Easrc,of,1;iV,7rkd,eV.1.2n-.,1.8th " -" M - Raymond McUevltt 1132 Allegheny ave nft Viola Hetx 3488 Em-rald at. " Bna ThZe'?n.VPit.rf1l.yiKn.!.8.?.aui - " IV!tn..oPc!;i,:0T,U,Tk8 Sj".,?- 6,h '" "" Paulina Jon..UT3,1ynM.30c.h,a.lham 8t- and K'",ln Olof Johnaon, Vretaburg-. Pa,, and I'nn,.iv. IwrlDehlre, Veetabur. Pa. Mlzabeth yZSSf a. far "WS. Cum-SerbVa't " Dl!.atm.,,!JS0h.rnl,lrJ.1l?ln " K&rta. yi'ry.1 "' "-I Irvavna1dd.B,,.?ri3.Vw,nvV.nd,.loIr':fl1'lldd: "" 'nd E" C,Hru,?oCn.Arh.terlr.h,i!l!I'j,.bUr N J" ,n1 Ev W?.V,nnVU,J3hg,I!?ueJ0.2t.8PrUC, ' "11 J"t U.03V231&Vw0j:ira'?iJ?t,0.T.n "- "d M" ' &V.nauT,iB,I.,meb2a9ri'.lnb"a "" Ei nar..rdiroi0.nc?.1.7,.i;0T,b."', " Nanev Stephen M. Pollock. 2208 Fletcher St.. and Mart. Krlvulka. 2208 Fletcher at. "" W"!?w,.,kJrl.?5?..F'J'ifn ' nd Anuitaala PUIIOWlltl. ihtA Vrt-j4 m John n. Jackson, 4285 llldce avi A f '' ' .YWi An&atafU And Anna OMN'slat"1 8 4,h n Fvnn'r Z- tos:tho te."t!oan t- "tl K" ' JOL'.Pnh..f4net1tnL7B it. 8th m..la rr,r"y."54,?nN.Vth.,!thmona "" " y WW.1S..!-iiffi.rjftWd" "' " win. 'TlU'.Sa'iSk.'ffl!' r,Una Fncl. !B!tttt lIMinSSfar' rt" " "-STantoil. V.ht e'h "' -- Robert Drooka, 1907 a. loth at a .. . Bhleld. lof s. loth'.t. V M Mar" laaaa Cohan, St..Jmea Motal a -....,. ..... "ilMtb a- vn.-u?'- - -ajr. W& Men Arrested at Allentown for Auto Thefts Accused by Philadelphians Warrants are out here for arrest of H. M Death and Walter Ennls, the men nrrested at Allentown yesterday, who, It Is alleged, are representatives of nn automobile theft (syndicate. Captain of Detectives Tate telecranho,! Aiiontr.,.. k tho men were wanted here for' stealing m.11?1,'cs ttnd Bent nn officer for them. hlle Death la a salesman for an auto mobile supply house. It la alleged that hla principal business Is disposing of stolen machines He told L.oyd Taylor, of Allen town. It Is alleged, that he could get him a flno model Ford for $200 and after he thought he had Taylor's confidence, ad milled It was a stolen car. Talor then made arrangements to see tho mnchlno and consulted the police, who lay In ambush? A message from tho Tord Company suites that motor No. 1.610.217 was orlglnaly purchased by Albert Zellfelder. of aion. lit' J?" By thls "um,,er " Is expected fSSnd Wtier f Ul6 BMtn c" wl" be Death was released at Allentown this K'hf. i" 100 ba" ta" by a local huslners man. i:nnio n ,. mill in i.n .i ... -. w. " W-i, VIIDIO, $1000. Ho la also held under CUSTOM HOUSE POSTS ARRIVAL OF VESSELS List of Ships Reaching Atlantic and Gulf Ports on August 9 Tho following list of the arrivals of vei. oil from foreign countries at ports on the Atlant o coast in n...FZF .on during the tuenty-four hours ended August . was posted today In the Custom House; Arffeniburff, Dan. tr. m a a . Armenia, American itr C,A' ,horn' Amw. Airik.n ... - ""rc'an Atenaa. American uaton Roue. Am, ienjamin Llrewater, Bayway, Ani, r i-an air. ti"''""8-. Amer. atr. uoiosna Dubanka. Ital- oTaVn N ;. Ur.lt- Ian atr i'L,?,n-tIs.orw'l'1an atr. Drltlah Prlnceaa. Brit- l,,uIl1.,!1- Amer. atr I'.lv atr. p-. Uetrutagul, Bpari- Cacique. American atr. 'ah,,""-- . C Lopej y opei. Span- l,a..J,I,'oa,Amer. atr. lh atr. "atulla. Drlttali atr. Commodore Ro 1 1 1 n a, r nceton, Amer. atr Cubadlat, Amer. atr. Uosr,-t I'rury. Am achr ff"'"J JTince. itr. atr. standre, Krench atr. gen.aba American atr. ?,'in,d1an- A.m. atr. t:,.' V.,J'?f"". "tr llrltlah atr tuu. Crntlinua. Vnr air Clnudlo. Bpanleh atr, plv, Hrltlah atr prot. Norwegian atr. V.I'JX! American atr, Kdlth F. 8 . Ur, ach. Klorllel. HrltlHh alp 'Fort Morgan, Nor. atr. Temp le-Dorf. Amr. aeor.H. Taddloford. lean atr. r American atr. Tactician. Rrlt. .tr Huuaon. pencil atr. Tormentor. Amir, t! Htredla, American atr. Tydeua, Ilrltlih atr riirmou. jjpr, air. unitea States. Daniah Henry . W. FlaEler, atr. ' "an"h American atr. U. V. Drew Virini. Idaho, llrltlah atr. llrltlah "hr. nU Joaquin Numbru, Span- Verdi. Britlah.tr . l,h.,trA Vlklnlr. Norwialan .ir Jo;. II. Parrott. Amer- Vtratyr, Danllh. "alf ' , lean atr. Winifred. jirit H" Karmela. Britlah atr. Wl.n. Dknlah'atf ' liaol!nmar?e.'tCran 'tr- WS"ilr'". &mer. MSpan,iahJ1a'trl'er,n") "" ll'n atr. GIRL TICKET TAKERS AT BROAD STREET STATION They Transact Business at Express Speed and Sidetrack All Attempts at Sentimehtalism Four businesslike young women proved today at Broad Street Station that thev could "do their bit" during the country's present crisis. . umry a They Jumped Into the places of four men ticket agents, who have gone to the front and took care of the passengers bound for Germantown and Main Line stations Thv peeled off the pasteboards and made chan. as though they had grown up In the Job Furthermore, they were courteous and smiled pleasantly as patrons approach.,! Their smile, however, was decided irn personal. All attempts on the part of cupldl ish youths to switch conversation away from business was Immediately sidetrack Therefore, there were no mistaken slgnahi MdtaHlMM went alo'nc t exp"ess'frln th ,. t.l.f . - . J . .1. ,t.srr-.1!,,in".r nn for Announcement of tho .wedding of Andreo Beaumont Glonlngcr, Jr., formerly of this city, and Miss Marjorlo Stnvo Collins, of New York, waa received In this city today. Mr. Glonlngerls tho son of Dr. nnd Mrs Andree Beaumont Olonlnger, formerly of Lebanon. Some years ago ho took up resi dence In this city at tho Clinton and at tended De Lanccy School He later was a student nt St raul's School, Concord, N. II Upon graduation from St. yaul's Mr. Olonlnger made an extended tour of Europe When he returned to HiIj country he moved to New York, where he has since been en Eared In business. During his stay In this city ho and his sister. Miss Josephine Gl nlngcr, took a prominent part in all noc'al activities. He had an unusually wide clrclo of friends In Philadelphia and was known among them ns "Andy." After the first of September Mr. and Mrs. Glcmlngcr will be "at home" to their friends at 143 West Twenty-first street, New York. They vrill make their home at this address after a wedding trip to the Pacific coast. HOOVER NAMES SHANE AS CITY'S GRAIN EXPERT Vice President of Shane Broth ers & Wilson Provisionally- Appointed to Committee Ttiffw0 ,?ne' v,ce Pra'dent of Shano Brothers & Wilson, grain nnd flour deal cis of Slxty-thlrel ana Market streets, has been provisionally appilntod by Herbert C. Hoover ns the Philadelphia member of a committee to carry out the plans of food control m the cities of the Atlantic sea board, it was learned today. The official confirmation of the appointment Is expected In n short tlmo. Other cities In tho Atlantic seaboird dh R IC ,,,'Y0 N"w York' "niton. Baltimore and Ulcliinond, Va. Each city has a member In the comm'ttce. The entire United SUtes has been divided Into dl-.trlc.ts and the chair man of each district will be a member of aMTra.'Un,te' S10'1 M"'e-s' Committee which will aid Mr. Hoover In carrying out tho plans ot food administration According to J. w Cralir, export manager of Shane Brothers & Wilson, nothing definite has been done by the district mil invneu by Mr. Hoover In anticlnatlnn f rhTS conff ed " ttaW f Philadelphia grain mon and food dlstr bu- Zntal Vxlouey awaiting the announce ment of Hoover's plans. The spirit dls played Is one of thorough willingness tn co-operate with the food admTn stra?or an2 the men who will bo in charge 0f food control In the Philadelphia district! 4 PER CENT FOR DEFUNCT COMPANY'S DEPOSITORS Tradesmen's Trust's Receiver Makes Final' Dividend of Assets Depositors of the defunct Tradesmen' Trust company will receive a final dividend of n."e.r cent as B00n as exceptions to th auditor's report, filed today, have blen con Bldered. according to Percy jr r-h-S?n" receiver for the company. ' Chtndle'-. Eugeno Snyder, of Harrlsburg, and Henrv S. Bornemtn, of this cltv &nnM-i. ,llen,ry Court of Common Ple-iVtthff rX-S' The auditor's report is onen l W in. .. at the ofllce of the company MfV10!! Title Building, and aU excentlnn e Land filed ut or before noon August '2 mU8t be The receiver will apply tn , . . permission to pay the dividend n0Urt rr tho exceptions are filed and it i.?8 "?n the checks will b.rn.?al1",1i,0,'C11,t of September. "" ij the middle WpaSfe; '"'l into, oasft'aml miw.. ".'. " mmMMMmMMM :::.'lvs t Woman Victim Declares Companion "Steered" Her Into Room for Purpose WAS BEATEN AND BOUND i . Man With Her Is Held and Po. a linn Arn Qnni-filiinra m r.tl Who Escaped Alleged blackmailers werq risponslbla fn the scn-atlonat robbery In the St. jm. Hotel today fls the result of which M Grace Welfh. of Atlantic City, lo&l Iioosd worth of Jewelry nnd nearly J1000 In ciuih according to tho police. ' Harry C. Ifelly, tho woman's companion who gave addresses In Now York, Chlcara nnd Atlantic C!ty, was held In $3000 ball for a further hearing by Magistrate Roonw In the Fifteenth 'and Locust streets pollei station. He was arrested on suspicion after the robbery occurred. Within the space of a few hours City Hall detectives and the police have cloared up they say, many of tho puzzling features t the case. Among the features untangled, accordlnt to the police, are the following: Fl st Mrs. Welsh Is believed to be Miss Blancho Gray, of 111 North Carolina avenue, Atlantic City. Second Kelly, who claims to be an actor, was arrested In Atlantic City last week for attempting to rob the woman, according to detectives. City Hall D. tcctlve Frank O'Connor said that Kelly was connected with a gang of alleied blackmailers. Third. The Jewelry stolen Included a four-and-ono-half karat diamond brooch set with more than forty smaller stones, two two-karat rings, two one-and-one-half karat earrings, a bracelet, watch and other articles valued at 10,000. Besides theso (930 In bills was stolen. Fourth. Mrs Welsh, or Miss Grey, motored to Philadelphia from Atlantis City In response to a telegram from Kelly, detectives say. They were regit, tered ns man and wife at the hotel. Kelly had done tho registering before thi woman arrived. The robbery was the most sensational known In tho central section of the city in years. SCREAMS GIVE ALARM Guests at the hotel employes, the pollcj and oven outsiders had their firt Intima tion of the affair when shrieks of murder filled the air They came from a room on the twelfth floor. This happened Just about midnight Two men wero seen dashing from the hotel. They escaped. When found Mrs. Welsh was bound and gagged and was cut severely on the head, evidently 'from blows from the butt of a revolver Rings and other Jewelry had been torn from her body and clothing. Sha was unconscious Kelly was trying to leave the room as Policeman Boylo and others arrived. Illi hand was bandaged, and there was soma evidence that ho had been bound. Mn. Welsh said that this part was v "deliberate frame-up " Detective p'Connor said that tho woman told him that as soon ns she and Kelly en tered the room she was pounced upon by two men who were concealed there. SAYS SHE WAS "STEERED" INTO TRAP The detcctlv'o said that, although the man and woman have known each other for sonic time, she blames him tor the whola affair and claims that she was "steered" into It. Her condition today Is serious. She spent the night In a private ward at the liopltaL Several stitches had to be taken In her wounds On account of her condition the hearing against Kelly was postponed. The police say that she failed to appear against him when arrested In Atlantic City last week; hence he was discharged. The police also are making a widespread search today for two men who escaped from tho hotel after the robbery. Accord ing to what the woman told detectives, tha two men figured In the recent attack In Dad's Hotel on Frank L. Qarbarlno, ip ctal agent of the Department of Justlr. "You are a tougher nut to cracfk t'-isn Garbarlno," ono of the two Is alleged t have said whllo trying to knock the wo-r.an senseless. Detective raid that Kelly figured to some extent In the caso of tho wife of an up-State politician who recently was robbed of $100 worth of jewelry by ft dapper looking young man she met In a Chestnut street hotel lobby. Kelly, Detective O'Con nor said, was acquainted with the woman. ThlH Jewelry was recovered. When lie waa searched w the station house he had only a few dai.ars in his pockets, together with newspa.-tr clipping about the Atlantic City eplsoda He is tall, well-dressed, about twenty-sn- years old and good-looking. Mrs. Welsh also Is good-looking. She wai dressed stunningly, according to detectives. She Is said to ba about forty years old, and has an unusually good figure. She was brought to the hospital dressed In a beauti ful low-cut evening gown. After she had recovered somewhat from the shoc)t she held a lengthy long-distance telephone conversa tion with Mrs. Mary Blake at Atlantic City. The automobile In which she made tha trip from the shore Is still In a garage on Locust street. KILLED BY TRUCK Unidentified Man Victim of Kensington Accident An unidentified man was struck by motortruck and killed today at the in tersection of Orleans and Emerald streets. Believing that a Bpark of life might re main, a policeman sent the body to tha Episcopal Hospital. Efforts to revive tha man were Outlle, A card bearln, the name of Joseph Mullen waa found In but clothing. Elmer Williams, of 3289 East Thompson Btreet, driver of tho truck, was held under ball by Magistrate Costello to await the action of the Coroner. GARRETT AIDS GOVERNMENT Expert, Just Back From France, Gives Transportation Suggestions Plana for solving the transportation prob lems In Europe have been laid before the United States Government by W. A. Gar rett, of Philadelphia, a well-known railroad transportation expert. Mr. Oarrett recently returned from France after making a eiudy of the railroad conditions there, and has given valuable Information and suggestions along that line to the heads of the War College at Washington. Mr, Garrett la assistant general manager of the Remington ArniB Company at Eddy stone. Arrested as He Leaves Prison After completing a six months' term for larceny In the county prison at Holmes burg, Harry Hewitt, of 39 North Twelfth street, was Immediately rearrested yester day n a charge ot obtaining 1860'under false pretenses. He was held in $00 ball clll tt rurther hef'n by Magistrate ?1 f '. l Second Officer- TrInIjc Camp J nll.J'X? 'omcl-y announcad today V -ajva .m.wctw.' wnn ha wi-.. w amintBer'BMui f , .. 'iT.r":.i .. m
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